{"product_id":"sources-of-chinese-tradition-from-earliest-times-to-1600-9780231109390","title":"Sources of Chinese Tradition: From Earliest Times to 1600","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of seminal primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, \u003ci\u003eSources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e has been widely used and praised for almost forty years as an authoritative resource for scholars and students and as a thorough and engaging introduction for general readers. Here at last is a completely revised and expanded edition of this classic sourcebook, compiled by noted China scholars Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom. Updated to reflect recent scholarly developments, with extensive material on popular thought and religion, social roles, and women's education, this edition features new translations of more than half the works from the first edition, as well as many new selections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArranged chronologically, this anthology is divided into four parts, beginning at the dawn of literate Chinese civilization with the Oracle-Bone inscriptions of the late Shang dynasty (1571-1045 B.C.E.) and continuing through the end of the Ming dynasty (C.E. 1644). Each chapter has an introduction that provides useful historical context and offers interpretive strategies for understanding the readings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first part, The Chinese Tradition in Antiquity, considers the early development of Chinese civilization and includes selections from Confucius's \u003ci\u003eAnalects, \u003c\/i\u003e the texts of Mencius and Laozi, as well as other key texts from the Confucian, Daoist, and Legalist schools. Part 2, The Making of a Classical Culture, focuses on Han China with readings from the \u003ci\u003eClassic of Changes\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eI Jing\u003c\/i\u003e), the \u003ci\u003eClassic of Filiality, \u003c\/i\u003e major Han syntheses, and the great historians of the Han dynasty. The development of Buddhism, from the earliest translations from Sanskrit to the central texts of the Chan school (which became Zen in Japan), is the subject of the third section of the book. Titled Later Daoism and Mahayana Buddhism in China, this part also covers the teachings of Wang Bi, Daoist religion, and texts of the major schools of Buddhist doctrine and practice. The final part, The Confucian Revival and Neo-Confucianism, details the revival of Confucian thought in the Tang, Song, and Ming periods, with historical documents that link philosophical thought to political, social, and educational developments in late imperial China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith annotations, a detailed chronology, glossary, and a new introduction by the editors, \u003ci\u003eSources of Chinese Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e will continue to be a standard resource, guidebook, and introduction to Chinese civilization well into the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWm. Theodore de Bary\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-2017) was John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and provost emeritus of Columbia University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMessage of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLearning for One's Self\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSources of Japanese Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSources of Korean Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Columbia University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrene Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (1939-2010) was Wm. Theodore and Fanny de Bary and Class of 1941 Associate Professor of Asian Humanities at Columbia University and Anne Whitney Olin Professor Emerita in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College. She edited and translated \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Painfully Acquired: The K'un-chih chi of Lo Ch'in-shun\u003c\/i\u003e and coedited, with Joshua A. Fogel, \u003ci\u003eMeeting of Minds: Intellectual and Religious Interaction in East Asian Traditions of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523507392786,"sku":"9780231109390","price":60.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa1e1375-b25f-4f3b-ac67-c99ed9f69f75.jpg?v=1737227115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sources-of-chinese-tradition-from-earliest-times-to-1600-9780231109390","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}